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MIAMI – Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred Friday officially placed one of the sport’s crown jewel events in South Florida. Manfred joined Miami Marlins executives, current and former players, Florida Governor Rick Scott and local politicians to announce the 2017 All-Star Game is coming to Marlins Park. The All-Star Game in recent seasons has been a sweetener of sorts for markets that have erected new venues. The 2017 event will mark the 11th in 13 seasons at a ballpark opened in 2000 or later. Opened in 2012, Marlins Park already has some big game experience having hosted the World Baseball Classic two springs ago. “We have made a concerted...

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MIAMI – Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred Friday officially placed one of the sport’s crown jewel events in South Florida.
Manfred joined Miami Marlins executives, current and former players, Florida Governor Rick Scott and local...

When Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton competes in this year’s All-Star Home Run Derby for the first time, he’ll have a familiar face throwing him batting practice: Mike Redmond.
Stanton, who was officially announced as one of the National League’s...

Giancarlo Stanton was named a National League All-Star as expected on Sunday, but Miami Marlins teammate Casey McGehee was not.
The third baseman and right-handed pitcher Henderson Alvarez were left off of the 33-man NL roster announced during MLB’s 2014...

American Heritage’s Hunter Bowling, Somerset’s Anthony Molina and Dwyer’s Thomas Szapucki are set to compete in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game this Saturday night in Chicago.
The three players are among 38 of the nation’s best high school...

J.J. Hardy pondered the hypothetical question longer than most professional athletes might.
If he had not spent most of the 2014 season trying to play through a painful back injury that forced him to alter his swing and trade power for playing time,...

The 2017 All-Star Game will be played at Marlins Park. Officials are expected to announce within the week that Miami has been awarded the Midsummer Classic for the first time, multiple sources with knowledge of the agreement confirmed Tuesday to the...

The Dodgers weren't the only team dealing Thursday morning.
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to send power-hitting outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for pitcher Rick Porcello, a person familiar with the negotiations told the...

SAN DIEGO --- The Detroit Tigers finally got their man.
The Tigers acquired outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, right-handed reliever Alex Wilson and a minor leaguer from the Boston Red Sox on Thursday in a trade for right-hander Rick Porcello as baseball's...

Less than five months after acquiring Yoenis Cespedes as part of a big deadline deal, the Boston Red Sox traded the slugging outfielder to help bolster their rotation.
The Detroit Tigers were happy to take him.
Boston sent Cespedes to the Tigers on...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Yoenis Cespedes successfully defended his All-Star Home Run Derby title Monday night at Target Field.
Cespedes, representing the American League, beat Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier 9-1 in the final round. A year ago, the...

MINNEAPOLIS — Commissioner Bud Selig addressed the Baseball Writers' Association of America before Tuesday night’s All-Star Game, giving his views on a variety of topics.
Here are some excerpts from Selig’s news conference, which also included Joe...

The Dodgers ought to consider a new organizational strategy for the Home Run Derby.
Just say no.
The Dodgers' derby futility continued Monday, when Yasiel Puig was shut out. For all the anticipation over the degree of flourish in a derby bat flip,...

Why must it take three hours to complete the Home Run Derby? On Tuesday, one day after another sluggish derby, baseball Commissioner Bud Selig offered a blunt explanation.
“Television wants a three-hour program,” he said.
ESPN airs the derby, part of...

Three players from each of the American and National leagues were named Tuesday to participate in the Home Run Derby.
American League captain Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays added Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland Athletics, Brian Dozier of the...

The rosters for the Home Run Derby are set.
Colorado Rockies first baseman Justin Morneau was added to the National League team and Oakland Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson was selected to complete the American League lineup on Thursday.
Monday...

MINNEAPOLIS — To no one's surprise, Mariners ace Felix Hernandez was named the American League starter in Tuesday's All-Star Game.
But Cardinals manager Mike Matheny had a much tougher choice and ultimately went with his own pitcher, Adam Wainwright,...

If reports are true that the Oakland Athletics have made their second blockbuster deal of the summer and sent Cuban slugger Yoenis Cespedes to the Red Sox for Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes, then there’s really only one way to look at the situation:
A’s...

The Chicago White Sox had the bases loaded, with Gordon Beckham at bat. The count was two balls and two strikes. The Detroit Tigers suddenly decided to make a change — not at pitcher, but in center field.
The Tigers were frantic about it. Their general...

Sports, award shows and new drama series are the week's highlights. Here are some programs to keep in mind:
1. Major League Baseball All-Star Game, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on Fox
The National League All-Stars take on the American League All-Stars in...

The 2013 home run derby champion lit up the park again and defended his title.
In the derby final, Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes outslugged Reds third baseman Todd Frazier, 9-1, to win the MLB All-Star home run derby at Target Field in Minneapolis...